Journal of Structural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Topology Optimization of Tensegrity and Prestressed Cable-Strut Structures Considering Geometric Stiffness
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Tensegrity and prestressed cable-strut structures have been widely applied in civil engineering such as utilized as large-span structures due to their lightweight features. These structures are usually kinematically ... -
Torsional Buckling Behavior and Resistances of S690 High-Strength Steel Welded Cruciform Section Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents experimental and numerical investigations into the torsional buckling behavior and resistances of S690 high-strength steel welded cruciform section columns. Experiments were first carried out and included ... -
Experimental Study on Bolted Apex Connector for Single-Channel CFS Portal Frames
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)An experimental investigation is conducted to evaluate the flexural performance of apex connection for single-channel cold-formed steel (CFS) rafters. This study proposes to form an apex connection by bolting a connector ... -
Experimental Investigation of the Performance of Gusset Plate Moment Connections under Fire Conditions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In this research, the performance of the gusset plate moment connections is experimentally evaluated in a fire condition. To achieve the research goal, 12 specimens are fabricated in a symmetric cross arrangement; accordingly, ... -
Experimental Test, Analysis, and Design of High-Strength SC Walls Subjected to Axial Compression
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The current AISC specification (AISC 360-22) does not permit using high-strength materials in steel plate-concrete composite (SC) walls due to limited research. This paper uses three steps to address this. In the first ... -
Experimental Study of Screw Connections in Plywood-Sheathed CFS Wall Panels Subjected to In-Plane Shear Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Sheathed cold-formed steel (CFS) wall panels are a primary load-carrying component in CFS buildings in which the wall panel is under shear loading, and the resistance offered by the wall panels depends on the screw connection ... -
Revisiting the Ambient and Postfire Strength of Channel-Type Shear Connectors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The ability of steel-concrete composite floor systems to withstand loads relies on shear connectors, which prevent or limit slip between the two materials. This paper presents an experimentally validated numerical investigation ... -
Postfire Residual Capacities of Aluminum Alloy Unequal-Leg Angle Sections
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents the laboratory testing, numerical modeling, and structural design of aluminum alloy unequal-leg angle sections after exposure to fire. A testing program was carried out which included heating tests, ... -
Using Shake-Table Tests of a Large-Scale Self-Centering Tall-Pier Bridge to Investigate Seismic Performance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A novel self-centering (SC) tall-pier bridge system is proposed to improve the seismic performance of tall-pier bridges (pier height >40 m). The system features tall piers with unbonded post-tensioned (PT) tendons at ... -
Cyclic Testing of Two-Story Steel BRBFs for Evaluating Performance of Moderately Ductile Built-Up Box Columns under Varying Axial Load
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A built-up box column is commonly used for the seismic resistance in buckling-restrained braced frames (BRBFs) in Asia. This research aimed to study the lateral cyclic performance of different compact built-up box columns ... -
Estimation of Fatigue Parameters and Life Prediction for Orthotropic Steel Deck Based on Reverse Markov Theory
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Orthotropic steel deck (OSD) is a widely used lightweight steel structure known for its high load-bearing capacity. However, it is susceptible to cracking, particularly in locations that exhibit structural degradation. In ... -
Nonstationary Turbulent Wind Speed Models and Their Effects on Wind-Induced Responses of Tall Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)There exist so many approaches to extract the time-varying mean (TVM) of nonstationary wind speeds under the nonstationary wind speed model, such as the wavelet transform and empirical model decomposition. These approaches ... -
Estimation of Tropical Cyclone–Induced Wind, Rainfall, and Wave Multihazards for Selected Coastal Cities in China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The southeastern coast of China experiences severe casualties and economic losses every year due to tropical cyclones (TCs), most of which are attributed to TC-induced wind, rainfall, and wave hazards. Estimating TC-induced ... -
Cyclic Tests and Modeling of CFS Structures with CFRP-Toughened Screws and Special Shape Built-Up End Studs
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Cracking of wallboards near screw connections (SCs) and buckling of end studs are typical failure modes of cold-formed steel (CFS) shear walls, which results in strength degradation of CFS structures. This paper proposes ... -
Proposed Stiffener Spacing Requirements for Intermediate Length Links in Eccentrically Braced Frames
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper assesses the stiffener spacing design requirements according to AISC-341-22 for intermediate length links in eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) through nonlinear continuum finite element simulations of 40 different ... -
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Compression Bending of Wind Turbine Tower
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper mainly focuses on the experimental research and numerical analysis of the bearing capacity of three different forms of steel tubular specimens under compression and bending load, the test of one unstiffened steel ... -
Three-Dimensional Macroscopic Model for Simulating Dynamic Behavior of Elastomeric Bearing Including Rotational Damping Effects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Damping effects are crucial for accurately simulating the dynamic behavior of elastomeric bearings under multiaxial excitations. Most existing macroscopic models only incorporate the horizontal and vertical damping effects ... -
Testing of Wire Arc Additively Manufactured Duplex Stainless Steel Double-Lap Shear Bolted Connections
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The behavior and design of duplex stainless steel double-lap shear bolted connections produced by wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) are explored in this paper. A thorough experimental study carried out on 45 WAAM ... -
Web Shear Buckling of Steel-Concrete Composite Girders: Large-Scale Experimental Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study introduces a large-scale testing campaign on five suitably sized steel and steel-concrete composite plate girders subjected to web shear buckling. The focus of this investigation is on understanding the structural ... -
Bidirectional Loading Response of Square-HSS Columns and Panel Zones Measured in Shake-Table Tests of a 10-Story Steel Building
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A series of shake-table tests on a nearly full-scale, 10-story steel moment-resisting frame with buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) was conducted at the E-Defense shake-table facility in Japan in February 2023. The specimen ...